double-wide

noun

dou·​ble-wide ˌdə-bəl-ˈwīd How to pronounce double-wide (audio)
: a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length

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Holly-Ann Eastmon, who was in Hazard during the 2022 flood, received a flash flood warning just as floodwaters from nearby Troublesome Creek surrounded her double-wide trailer. Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025 There’s married mom of six Angela (Alexandra Melrose), who needs a break from the double-wide trailer and her lummox spouse. Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025 These double-wide townhomes have already taken over West 11th. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2025 Five months after her 100th birthday, the Palisades fire tore through Tahitian Terrace, destroying her double-wide trailer and 156 other homes in the park. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-wide

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-wide was in 1966

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“Double-wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-wide. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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